Clause 12
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]
12:15 pm
Mark Prisk (Shadow Minister, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Hertford and Stortford, Conservative)
I want to pursue the relationship between the LBRO and other regulators. The clause does not deal with local authorities, but other regulators such as the Environment Agency, the Food Standards Agency, the Gambling Commission, the Health and Safety Executive and the Office of Fair Trading. We all know that those bodies all have other duties beyond the specific regulatory matters dealt with under the Bill. To put it briefly, what happens when the LBRO’s priority or guidance is perceived by those regulators as being contrary to their work or in danger of being in conflict with other duties? A classic example could be the Environment Agency, which clearly has other duties under law beyond the immediate regulatory issues that are before us.